Most Memorable Matches of 2000
- WWF World Champion Triple H pinned Cactus Jack at 26:49 with the Pedigree followed by a second Pedigree onto a pile of thumb tacs inside the ring;
Stephanie McMahon escorted the champion ringside prior to the match before going backstage; mid-way through the bout, the Rock interfered and hit the
champion over the head with a steel chair as both participants were near the entrance; late in the contest, Stephanie returned ringside after the challenger
poured a bag of thumb tacs over the ring; after the match, Cactus knocked over the champion's stretcher as he was being helped backstage, dragged him back
inside the ring, and hit him with a 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire (Royal Rumble 00 - 1/23/00; Madison Square Garden)
- Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho and WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle to win the IC title by pinning Jericho at 7:56 with a diving headbutt
after throwing Angle into the front row after Jericho was trapped in the champion's Crossface Chicken Wing for a lengthy period of time
Chris Jericho defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit and WWF European Champion Kurt Angle to win the European title at 5:52 by pinning Benoit with the
Lionsault after Angle rolled out of the way of Benoit's diving headbutt (WrestleMania 2000 - 4/2/00; Anaheim, CA)
- Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated Chris Jericho in a Last Man Standing Match at 23: 13 following a back suplex through the commentary table
(Fully Loaded 00 - 7/23/00; Dallas, TX)
- WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) at 22:09 by reversing an attempt at the Crippler Crossface and
hitting the Rock Bottom; Benoit won the match via disqualification moments earlier and, due to prematch stipulations stating that
the title could change hands on a DQ, won the championship after referee Earl Hebner was attacked from behind by Shane; Mick Foley
came out following the initial decision, stated that no disqualification had taken place, and ordered the match to continue
(Fully Loaded 00 - 7/23/00; Dallas, TX)
- WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Matt & Jeff Hardy in a TLC match at 14:49 after both champions threw a ladder into
Matt, who was dangling by the title belts 20 feet in the air; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year
(Summer Slam 00 - 8/27/00; Raleigh, NC)